Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-11

and searched, but without result. A can
die, loaded in a similar manner to the one
used, was found in Lingg's cell. The tai
low had been poured around dynamite
cartridge. These candles had been passed
into the Jail and might have been used by
all the men so far as known.
A press representative met Miss Van
Zandt at the door and told her what Lingg
had done. She staggered back o step,
pressed her hand to her heart and gasped
-"Whstw Upon being assured that it
was indeed true, she exclaimed with great
agitation: 'My God Has it come to
this?"
CONCEALED IN HIS HAIR.
1t is now thought the dynamite cart
ridges were hidden in Lingg's hair, and
that he imbedded them in his candles him
self The force of the explosion was down.
ward and outward, the soft tissues of the
mouth and throat suffering almost total
destruction. A piece Of his tongue was
found i'll the cell when it was searched.
Captain Black came to the Jail at 10
o'clock and went to the room where the
doctors were working with Lingg.
"Lingg, do yOu know Captain Black ?"
asked Deputy Sheriff Morgan.
Lipgg opened his eyes, looked steadfast-
ly ut the Captain, and nodded his head.
The rags and strings of flesh that hung to
his face waved to and fro, and the Captain,
almost overcome, left the room. He called
DR.. Fepg0r out and said: doctor, don't
you think that a consultation of physi-
clans ought to be held as to whether this
man ought to be hanged ?"
Impossible to hang him, said the doc
tor. "Whoever heard Of a wounded man
being hung? mo, no, it must not be, "
and the surgeon returned to his task.
While the surgeons were dressing the
wounds, Lingg rested in the arms of a
newspaper man. Every once in awhile
Liugg ,ughed conuulsively, and the blood
that was choking him would be splattered
on the clothing and in the faces Of the at
tendants. The reporter raised him up that
he might breathe easier.
The scene in Lingg's cell afeer the eX-
plosion was ghastly. Teeth, pieces OF jaw
bone, shreds of flesh and blood were scat
tered all over the narrow compartment. A
little trail of blood marked the way over
the stone tagging to the room where LiDgg
was carried. Within fifteen minutes after
the explosion, Fischer, Parsons and Engel
were taken from their cells, and searched
in the jailer's private Office. All their
clothing was taken from them and new
suits made by the Sheriff were given
them. Sheriff Matson says Lingg was
stripped and carefully searched yesteg lay
and the day before.
At o'clock LiDgg's condition was un-
changed and he was still unconscious and
presented
| A MOST HORRIBLE SIGHT
with the lower part OF his jaw completely
torn off and his thick auburn hair still
matted with blood. The cheeks were torn
out and hung down in jagged pieces upon
his neck. The teeth were knocked out
and the gums torn away, and but small
stump Of the tongue appeared prOtrudipg
from the mangled throat. In the upper
part of the throat iplm Ndiately under the
lower part of the jaw bone a terrible gap
had been torn out from the inside. The
ball of the thumb of the left hand with
which he had touched of the explosive in
his mouth was torn open.
When the explosion occurred all the
an instant and every one of them looked
stunned and frightened. Jaiier Folz at
once gave orders TO have every one of the
other cells searched, and Parsons was the
first one. A descent was made upon him.
Three deputies entered his cell, took him
by the wrists and shoulders and led him
to Jailer Folz's private Office. There he
was detained until his cell was thoroughly
searched and nothing found. The ex-
editor of the Alara Shivered with mingled
excitement, fear and curiosity; his face was
white and his eyes looked ready TO start
from their sockets. he was in his shirt
and trousers and wide felt hat shaded
his face He looked as if he would
have given worlds to know what had
! happened, but no information was vouch-
safed him. 1t is believed by some of the
reporters that something was found on
Parsons, although tue Jail officials deny
this. Parsons was given q new suit OF
clothes to put on, and taken to another
cell, where he now is, with two deputies
standing guard oyer him. One of them
stands at the back of his cell and the other
at the door. The other mep and their cells
were also searched, but nothing found.
When Engel was being searched he COM
pletely broke down and cried like q child.
Meanwhile Turnkey O'Neil had discovered
THE LITTLE AGENT
which had served Lingg to accomplish bis
terrible work. 1t was q small Illuminating
cap little over an inch long. 1t had been
filled with illuminate of mercury and the
small fuse which is usually attached to
these instruments Of death had been
touched off by Lingg at the time the re-
porter thought be was lighting q cigar.
When Lingg committed the deed he was
lying on his face on his cot After the
affair, when his cell was searched, another
candle was found. At the top of il, barely
concealed by the ends of the wick, sec
ond Illuminating. cap was found, so it is
supposed that Lipgg's suicide was COM
mitted by one similarly hidden. The can
dies are furnished by the Jail so that the
caps must have been put in by Lingg him.
self Lingg's act to-day was
KEEPING WITH HIS PAST LIFE.
In 1888 he was forced to leave his na-
tive town in Germany. After good deal
of wandering about in Germany he finally
landed in Switzerland, there he continued
to fight the Blues, as the Social Democrats
are called by the red followers of Most.
1t was then that The Social DeBsOkrat, the
official organ of the German Socialists
published notice declaring Lingg to be
an informer and spy Of the German Gov
ernment. In 1885 he came to America.
| In New York he only stayed few days